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Tags: wind power, colorado, renewable energy, clean energyNovember 4 -- In Colorado, Xcel Energy earlier this year set a new record, generating 60.5% of its electricity using the wind, up from its previous 56.7% record. This took place between 1 AM and 2 AM (local ... [ +++ ]

Tags: hydropower, Colorado, permitting, clean energyJuly 29 -- For years, hydroelectric power development has languished under the burden of stereotype: Its potential is tapped out. It's detrimental to the environment. It's not "real" renewable energy. >>View ... [ +++ ]

Tags: solar power, Colorado, renewable energy, policyJune 28 -- Colorado could fulfill 10 percent of its residential and business electricity needs from the sun if it makes regulatory changes to encourage that 1 million solar power systems be installed ... [ +++ ]

Tags: wind power, Colorado, cost benefits, clean energyMay 31 -- Xcel Energy Inc. is looking to add about 550 megawatts of wind power to its system in Colorado by 2016, which would boost its wind power by about 25 percent to more than 2,700 megawatts. ... [ +++ ]

Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, Colorado, electric vehicles, clean transportation, sustainable transportation, ColoradoMay 15 -- Colorado gets an A-minus grade when it comes to state policies that support electric vehicles, due to six bills supporting the industry that were passed by the Legislature this year, according ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Colorado, renewable energy, RES, clean energy, Denver, solar, coal, wind, oil, gasMay 6 -- Located 200 miles and two mountain passes northwest of Denver, the town of Craig was rocking and rolling in the late 1970s as two coal-fired power plants were being completed and a third was launched. ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Electric Vehicles, Colorado, Clean Transportation, EVs, Colorado State University, The Electrification CoalitionFebruary 26 -- The Electrification Coalition is partnering with the cities of Fort Collins and Loveland as well as Colorado State University to promote electric-vehicle education and ownership. On Monday ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Colorado, state RPS, clean energy jobs, clean energy, wind power, solar power, renewable energyFebruary 15 -- Today, nearly 20,000 Coloradans work in the clean energy sector and the equivalent of more than two large nuclear reactors' worth of renewable energy capacity is either online or in the ... [ +++ ]